Daily Archive: Monday, January 7, 2013

A former nursing student accused of killing seven people – including a Guyanese woman – at a Christian college in Oakland last April was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial, Reuters reported today.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Barbados made light work of Leeward Islands, romping to an emphatic nine-wicket win to send an early warning in the 2013 edition of the Caribbean Twenty20 here today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama today nominated former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to head the CIA, potentially setting up at least one Senate confirmation battle and establishing a tough tone to start his second term.

MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC) — West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been charged with two offences following his ugly clash with Shane Warne during a match between Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars in the Australian Big Bash league on Sunday.

The police today said that a total of 137 murders were recorded for last year in comparison to 130 murders during the year 2011; a 5% hike.

The Police today said that 750 Guyanese were deported from various countries last year.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A group of 10 mortgage servicers agreed today to pay a total of $8.5 billion to end a government-mandated case-by-case review of foreclosures in an acknowledgement the reviews had proven too cumbersome and expensive.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today called on all parties to honour the pact reached on August 21 last year to end the Linden crisis.

(Jamaica Observer) The Government could step up efforts to create a single anti-corruption commission this year, following its latest confrontation with the Office of the Contractor General (OCG).

A 61-year-old security guard of Bloomfield, Corentyne who was on duty at the Iskcon Sri Sri Radha Gokula Chandra Mandir at Block 6 Williamsburg was discovered dead around 3 o’clock this morning.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica played to a no result in the opening match of the Caribbean Twenty20 at Queen’s Park Oval here yesterday.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Benedict today urged the international community to end what he called the endless slaughter in Syria before the entire country became a “a field of ruins.”

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Five men accused of the gang rape and murder of an Indian student appeared in court today to hear charges against them, after two of them offered evidence possibly in return for a lighter sentence in a case that has provoked widespread anger.

Relatives and others who knew the two Region Three teenagers who were found dead weeks apart in apparent suicides say more investigations need to be done even as the actions of welfare officers believed to have led one of them to take his life have outraged them.

A 13-year-old lad of Amelia’s Ward, Linden, died yesterday after a speeding car hit him from behind as he rode his bicycle on an errand for his parents.

Demerara rushed to the top of the table when they defeated the President’s XI team by 128 runs at the Everest Cricket Club ground on  day two of the Guyana Cricket Board four-team  Inter-County one day tournament.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Berbice Inter-County cricket team was yesterday was spared the embarrasment of two consecutive losses before holding their nerve to thwart a valiant effort from Essequibo at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground on the second day of the Guyana Cricket Board competition.

The Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has asked for a deferment of a meeting with Government so as to meet stakeholders in the region and share with them the Region’s position on the progress of the talks and to canvas their views as well.

Government is soon to bring legislation to the National Assembly to increase the number of sitting High Court judges from 12 to 20, given the increase in cases since the passage of the original Act over five decades ago.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – A nasty on-field confrontation with star Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne  yesterday plunged West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels into controversy yet again.

When the cycling season pedals off later this month, gold medalist at last year’s Junior Caribbean Cycling Champ-ionships, Paul DeNobrega, will no longer be a junior but will be looking to sound his arrival on the senior circuit and aim for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Berbicians are enjoying a new shopping experience with the opening of J’s Supermarket at Strand, New Amsterdam a few days before Christmas.

While a number of contractors work to get the Amaila Falls road completed, Government is hoping that it is passable by the end of June this year to allow for China Railway First Group to commence work on the hydropower project, already delayed due to financing issues.

The newly formed Guyana Baseball League (GBL) is preparing to participate in the Pan American Under-15 tournament this year and is looking to recruit players to fill 20 spots on four representative teams, a press from the GBL has stated.

Reigning national featherweight, lightweight and junior welterweight CABOFE champion, Clive ‘Wonder Kid’ Atwell had an exemplary 2012 but is looking to raise the bar even further in 2013.

Roger Hinds with his song titled `She Roll’ took the Chutney crown from Haresh Singh on Saturday night at the National Cultural Centre, according to the Government Information Agency.

Dear Editor, A poor political culture and weak examples of leadership by prominent personalities in the corridors of power have led to the demise of civic and community expectations.

Dear Editor, I just returned from the site of another truck with another load of lumber for the foreshore lands, No.

Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) General Manager Marclene Merchant has announced rehabilitation works to bring relief to speed boat operators, who have been lobbying for better docking arrangements at the decaying Parika Stelling.

Dear Editor, I am having a lot of difficulty understanding the motivation and indeed the tact of African Guyanese leaders.

Two armed Linden bandits yesterday fled a Wismar home after being confronted by an eighteen-year-old.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad – The Caribbean T20 2013 tournament got off to a colourful start with a carnival-like opening ceremony at the Queen’s Park Oval yesterday.

(BBC) India gave themselves a boost ahead of their series with England by winning a thrilling third and final one-day international against rivals Pakistan yesterday.

The will of the PPP/C government is the problem as it relates to ensuring the crucial autonomy of Parliament Office, according to former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran.

Dear Editor, Regarding the controversy surrounding the 1823 rebellion monument site, I agree with Mr Mark Archer’s sentiment in letter titled ‘There is something wrong … ‘ (SN, Jan 5) that the site “must by necessity be at a location chosen by the descendants of that struggle.”

Dear Editor, I write in relation to the letter captioned ‘Diaspora column omitted significant details‘ by Sultan tabroek News of January 5, 2013.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Talismanic West Indies Women off-spinner Anisa Mohammed will be targeting 100 wickets when the opening One-Day International against South Africa bowls off here today.

General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC), Rawlston Adams said during a press conference on Friday that the Transport Ministry is working on a proposal for a new Demerara River crossing.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejected peace talks with his enemies on Sunday in a defiant speech that his opponents described as a renewed declaration of war.

Dear Editor, With your permission, I would like to begin 2013 on an uplifting note.

Another manifestation of the Opposition motion of no-confidence against Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee became apparent at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly when the Opposition refused to put a question on a matter to do with Rohee’s Ministry directly to him, choosing instead Prime Minister Sam Hinds.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – An emotional Andy Murray fought back tears and dedicated his victory to “a sick friend” after defeating Grigor Dimitrov in a gripping Brisbane International final yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) What is one of the worst sights a farmer can ever face?

The New Year comes with new technology for the staff of the St Francis Community Developers (SFCD) in the form of a state-of-the-art identification printing device, projector and iPads, thanks to Sahaboob Yassin of the United States.

(Trinidad Express) The discrepancies in the autopsy reports of soldier Curtis Marshall were as a result of the non-qualification of the forensic pathologists who conducted the post-mortems.

Clear these vines: These vines need to be cleared from St Andrew’s Primary School, Stabroek.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Green schemes to fight climate change by producing more bio-fuels could actually worsen a little-known type of air pollution and cause almost 1,400 premature deaths a year in Europe by 2020, a study showed yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mr Vidyaratha Kissoon (no relation) in the Jan 3 edition of the Kaieteur News captioned, ‘Let’s hope viewpoints aren’t expressed incognito anymore.‘

(Reuters) – Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs maintained course with a swagger in their bid for supremacy in the hotly contested Western Conference with a 109-86 rout of the road-weary Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.

By Cyril Bryan A graduate of Central High School and Pupil Teacher at Lusignan School from 1955-1960, Cyril Bryan migrated to Canada in 1966, where he attended York University to study Economics.

Home Affairs Minister Mr Clement Rohee’s disquisition last Monday on security before a diverse audience was a dramatic departure from the usual approach of PPP/C ministers but both its form and content leave key concerns unanswered.

Dear Editor, In an obvious attempt at grasping at straws, Roger Ally, in letter (SN, January 3) entitled ‘Boodram has unwittingly made the argument for modesty and decorum in dress‘ cites a quote of mine in a previous letter and infers a conclusion that is not only not supported by the quote but that was never even an intended thought.

This week we asked the man/woman in the street about how they spent their Christmas holidays  and their expectations for the New Year.

(Jamaica Gleaner) One man is in custody while a top level police hunt continues for the remainder of a group who it is believed robbed and killed businessman Melvin Chung on Saturday afternoon.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – In September, the largest factory in the northeastern Chinese coastal city of Yantai called on the local government with a problem – a shortage of 19,000 workers as the deadline on a big order approached.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Michael Hussey ended his test career on a high when Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets with a day to spare in the third test yesterday to sweep the series 3-0.

More journalists were killed doing their job in 2012 than in any year since monitoring started, said the International Press Institute on December 31. 

Horse cart ride: A pleasant  afternoon horse cart ride out of the Botanical Gardens on Saturday afternoon.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica played to a no result in the opening match of the Caribbean Twenty20 at Queen’s Park Oval here Sunday.